It took longer than any Texans fan would have liked, but Smith and Kubiak have built and developed a deep roster that has a Super Bowl window open for the Texans. In his six years as head coach, Kubiak has a 47-49 career record with a 1-1 playoff record. The record isn’t indicative of the job he did during last year’s division championship run, which had him keeping a locker room together as injuries depleted their ranks.

For those who like making comparisons, Bill Belichick had a 41-55 record at this point in his career while also going 1-1 in the playoffs. In his seventh coaching season, Belichick led New England to a Super Bowl championship. I’m not saying, but I’m just saying.

We’ll update this post when more details are released about the new deals.

Update 1: Texans owner Bob McNair announced that Gary Kubiak received a three-year deal while Rick Smith got a four-year extension. Kubiak’s new deal runs through 2014 while Rick Smith is under contract through 2016 (he had a season left on his current deal).